The Problem

Crystal Reef Aquatics is a full-service marine aquarium store and installation company specializing in reef
system, saltwater, and freshwater aquariums. Their Bellingham, Washington store is in the middle of a large
expansion. This new construction will expand the retail space and be ready for a re-opening early December
2015. Once all the coral and fish tanks are in place, and the products and accessories are on the shelves,
there is just one missing piece: the lighting.

Traditional fluorescent tubes and bulbs wash out the brilliant colors of Crystal Reef's corals and fish -
many of which were raised right in the store using sustainably aquacultured techniques. Fluorescents produce
single-toned light, which is un-adjustable with the exception of dimming. Crystal Reef would need a higher
quality lighting installation, and they would need it fast if they were going to stick to their early
December re-opening schedule!

The Solution

The team at 2020 LED Lighting has nearly 20 years of experience providing high-quality, innovative, and
sustainable design solutions. Orion Eaton, Lighting Specialist with 2020 LED, provided a lighting design
plan that would fit all the needs of Crystal Reef Aquatics and their inventory of colorful marine life. He
bundled Samjin Arch series linear pendants with their Beetle Series color tunable fixtures, daylight
harvesting sensors, and controls. He also included two sizes of ESL Vision tubes and a Lutron Maestro
occupancy sensor to complete the $15K installation package.

To tie the whole project together in one attractive package, 2020 LED secured a $4,000 incentive from Puget
Sound Energy, and included a Sparkfund estimate in their proposal. Sparkfund, 2020 LED's embedded financing
partner, enables 2020 LED to use True Cost Financing to bundle all of the project costs into one financed
amount. 2020 LED's customers can pay one low monthly payment - and nothing else! 2020 LED and Sparkfund were
able to work fast, approving Crystal Reef for the project and allowing Julian, Crystal Reef's Owner, to
select a lease term that works the best for his growing company.

Thanks to the Puget Sound Energy incentive, $2,006 in annual energy efficiency savings, and Sparkfund
financing, Crystal Reef Aquatics can include the full package of high-end color tunable LEDs in their store
expansion for even brighter coral and marine life.

This is a great example of a very high quality LED project succeeding because of the finance option,
a process made easy with Sparkfund. This type of project would not normally have been possible due
to the client's fixed tenant improvement budget.

- Mark Buehrer, Director, 2020 LED Lighting

Completing my expansion was easy with 2020 LED and Sparkfund. The color-tunable lights will highlight
the brilliant colors of our corals and fish, and the efficient nature of this project aligns with
our company mission to promote sustainability.